Anakie Siding, Queensland


Anakie Siding is a rural locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia. The town of Anakie is within the locality. It is a sapphire mining area.
Anakie was one of three towns within the locality of The Gemfields until 17 April 2020, when the Queensland Government decided to replace The Gemfields with three new localities based around each of the three towns respectively. The boundaries of the localities of Emerald and Gindie were also modified to accommodate the introduction of the locality of Anakie Siding with an area of.

Geography

The town is located just to the south of the Capricorn Highway, west of Emerald.
Anakie is on the Central Western railway line running from Rockhampton west to Longreach. The town is served by the Anakie railway station.
There is a billabong to the south-east of the town.
In the north-west of the locality is The Three Sisters Range which extends north into Sapphire Central. It contains a number of unnamed peaks rising to above sea level.

History

Anakie Post Office opened on 12 March 1894.
Anakie Provisional School was opened 27 July 1885. On 1 January 1909 it became Anakie State School. It had occasional closures due to low student numbers.
Anakie was one of three towns within the locality of The Gemfields until 17 April 2020, when the Queensland Government decided to replace The Gemfields with three new localities based around each of the three towns respectively. The boundaries of the localities of Emerald and Gindie were also modified to accommodate the introduction of the locality of Anakie Siding with an area of.

Transport

Greyhound buses run west from Rockhampton along the Capricorn Highway.
Emerald has an airport with regular services to Brisbane and other points.

Education

Anakie State School is a government primary school for boys and girls at Cook Street. In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 83 students with 7 teachers and 7 non-teaching staff.
There are no secondary schools in Anakie. The nearest secondary school is Emerald State High School in Emerald to the east.